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PLACE Trial: Preserving Long-Acting Contraception Through Education
Led by Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences · Updated on 2025-12-16
900
Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
32 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Study Overview Summary This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness of structured counseling in improving the continuation rates of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) among women in Islamabad, Pakistan, who present to family planning clinics for early removal of their contraception devices (copper-T IUD or Jadelle implant). The study, starting December 15, 2025, will recruit women from three federal government-approved clinics. The trial will randomly assign participants to either an intervention group, where they will receive culturally sensitive counseling to encourage continued use of LARC, or a control group, where contraception will be removed upon client request without counseling. The goal is to determine if structured counseling can increase the likelihood of women continuing their LARC method.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
PLACE Trial: Preserving Long-Acting Contraception Through Education
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Women presenting at the clinics exclusively for removal of a copper-T IUD or Jadelle subdermal implant within 2 years of use and within the first 2 months of the study.
You will not qualify if you...
- Women not wishing to participate or unable to provide informed consent.
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
Rhs 'A' Center Federal Government Poly Clinic (Fgpc)
Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan, 44100
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2
RHS 'A' CENTER Mother and Child Health Centre Aabpara
Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan, 44100
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3
RHS-A centre, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan, 44100
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Research Team
D
Dr. Muhammad I Khan, MBBS
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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